Former Siena player De La Rosa leaves UMBC

Maryland-Baltimore County fifth-year senior guard Chris De La Rosa, a former Siena player, is leaving the program for “personal and family-related matters,” according to a university statement.

After undergoing foot surgery in May, De La Rosa dressed for only one game this season, going for 17 points and 10 assists against VMI on Nov. 19.

De La Rosa earned second-team all-America East Conference honors last season and was named preseason all-league this year. He was the America East’s top returning scorer (15.5 ppg) and led the league in assists as a sophomore and junior.

De La Rosa was a reserve behind Ronald Moore when Siena went to the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

De La Rosa then transferred to UMBC for more playing time. While he saw more action, he didn’t get to enjoy many victories. The Retrievers were 9-51 over the past two seasons and are off to an 0-5 start this year.

He was a good one..sorry he has issues now……….he was on a SIena MAAC Champion that beat Vandy in round one.

Fran having troubles in IOWA..this year will be another bad one/next yr he has a good class coming in…he still makes it to the bank every week though…at Siena he started at 170K…now his raise every year is 100K.